Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leon had a population of 1,422 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leon had a population of 1,808 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Blockly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Davis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Van Wert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lamoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wataga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Saline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Adel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lacelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Humeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kellerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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